Psychology Around the Net: April 20, 2019
Get the latest on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of trigger warnings, the cognitive perks of coffee you might get without even drinking it, why businesses lose when they ignore mental health, and more in this week’s Psychology Around the Net.
Espresso Yourself: Coffee Thoughts Leave a Latte On the Mind: Researchers from the Monash Business School and the University of Toronto studied the association between coffee and arousal to find out if the brain’s exposure to stimuli can deliver the same cognitive perks as caffeine.
Trigger Warnings Found to Be Virtually Worthless and Possibly Harmful: New research p...
Source: World of Psychology - April 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Brain and Behavior Celebrities Children and Teens Industrial and Workplace Psychology Around the Net Research Sports Caffeine cbd Coffee Dr Phil Game of Thrones social media Sophie Turner trigger warnings workplace mental hea Source Type: blogs
I Can’t Hear You!
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of ringing in his ears and difficulty understanding what people were saying. He was concerned that he was having a stroke. A full neurological exam was unremarkable aside from decreased hearing, but his hearing deficits appeared to be equal bilaterally. Otoscopic exam demonstrated a normal tympanic membrane, and the rest of his physical exam was unremarkable. The patient's past medical history was significant for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, for which he took lisinopril and atorvastatin. He was recently treated with a 10-day course of doxycycl...
Source: The Tox Cave - April 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Medications That Can Cause Depression
There is nothing more frustrating than when the cure is part of the problem. Because depression is prevalent in patients with physical disorders like cancer, stroke, and heart disease, medications often interact with each other, complicating treatment. To appropriately manage depression, you and your physician need to evaluate all medications involved and make sure they aren’t cancelling each other out.
A review in the journal Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience a while back highlighted certain medications that can cause depression. The following are medications to watch out for.
Medications to Treat Seizures and Parkinso...
Source: World of Psychology - March 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Medications Drug Interactions Mood Disorder Source Type: blogs
Podcast: The Warning Signs of Bipolar and Schizophrenia
In general, people with mental illness aren’t perfectly fine one day and suddenly symptomatic the next. It often feels that way to people with bipolar, depression, and schizophrenia, but many of us in recovery realize that the warning signs were there all along.
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“If you think there might be something wrong – that is a red flag.”
– Gabe Howard
Highlights From ‘Warning Bipolar Schizophrenia’’ Episode
[1:00] March 30th is World Bipolar Day!
[2:30] What are some of the warning signs of mental illness?
[5:00] Will supplements and exercise fix everything?
[7...
Source: World of Psychology - March 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Tags: A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Disorders Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs
#cns2019
It ' s March, an odd-numbered year, must mean.... it ' s time for theCognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting to be in San Francisco!I only started looking at the schedule yesterday and noticed the now-obligatory David Poeppel session on BIG stuff 1 on Saturday (March 23, 2019):Special Session -The Relation Between Psychology and Neuroscience, David Poeppel, Organizer, Grand BallroomThen I clicked on the link and saw a rare occurrence: an all-female slate of speakers!Whether we study single cells, measure populations of neurons, characterize anatomical structure, or quantify BOLD, whether we collect reaction time...
Source: The Neurocritic - March 21, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Beyond Facilitating Communication: The Value of Designated Interpreters
A few months ago, my sign language interpreter tapped me on the shoulder. “Your colleague is giving a newcomer a tour. They’re talking about where she can find tea in the building.” Tea! Glorious Earl Greys and calming fruit herbals! I rose to say hello and, not only did I learn about an important (and free) source of caffeine, but I also bonded with my colleagues.
As a physician with hearing loss, I firmly believe in the designated interpreter (DI) model described by Wyatte Hall and colleagues in their recent Academic Medicine article. Dr. Hall and I both would be lesser clinicians without our DIs, not because th...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - March 12, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Trainee Perspective deaf physicians designated interpreter health care teams inclusion medical education Source Type: blogs
7 Teas That Will Help To Boost Your Mood
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It is always normal to feel a little down and upset when things are not going your way. It’s natural. But did you know that teas are great drinks that will help you improve and boost your mood?
Apparently, it is established that teas are very helpful to the body. The benefits that you can get from drinking teas are countless. It is only a matter of time that everyone knew that teas are very helpful as well in boosti...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: joshuafitness123 Tags: health and fitness psychology relationships self improvement Source Type: blogs
So glad we are done with January!
It was harder than I thought. The first was our anniversary. UGH! The 16th was the six-month anniversary of his passing. The 19th was his 65th birthday. And if he were still here, he would have done it big! For his 50th, he took us on a 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal. I can't help wonder what he would have done for his 65th? He was always chatting about taking a world cruise.So I cried a bit. Then I decided to go buy a case of our favorite wine. It's made locally. I'm not a drinker - the last case we bought, I gave every bottle away as a gift. But that nig...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - February 5, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Post-hospital syndrome: Tips to keep yourself or a loved one healthy after hospitalization
If you or a loved one have ever been hospitalized, you know that the primary focus of the hospital team is on diagnosing and treating the condition that put you in the hospital in the first place. The medical team works to treat a patient’s condition until the patient has improved enough to continue treatment and recovery out of the hospital.
But recent findings have brought attention to an important issue that doesn’t strike until after you’ve left the hospital — post-hospital syndrome.
What is post-hospital syndrome?
Post-hospital syndrome can be defined as a period of vulnerability lasting up to seven weeks afte...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeremy Whyman, MD Tags: Caregiving Health Healthy Aging Managing your health care Source Type: blogs
Fatty liver disease: What it is and what to do about it
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition of extra fat buildup in the liver, is on the rise — it now affects roughly 20% to 40% of the US population. It usually doesn’t cause any symptoms, and is often first detected by accident when an imaging study (such as an abdominal ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI) is requested for another reason. A fatty liver may also be identified on an imaging test as a part of investigating abnormal liver blood tests. NAFLD is intimately related to conditions like diabetes and obesity. It’s also linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Understanding NAFLD and its cau...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wynne Armand, MD Tags: Digestive Disorders Health Source Type: blogs
4 Ways to Stop the Insanity and Re-Embrace Healthy Sleep Patterns
You're reading 4 Ways to Stop the Insanity and Re-Embrace Healthy Sleep Patterns, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
A good night’s sleep might seem like a luxury, but rest is a vital part of our overall health. Unfortunately, far too many Americans neglect their sleep needs.
In fact, about one-third of Americans struggle with sleep deprivation. That might not sound like a big deal, but a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that even one night of lost sleep increases the pro...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dave Pributsky Tags: featured health and fitness self improvement benefits of sleep best sleep habits lower stress pickthebrain wellness Source Type: blogs
Does coffee lead to cardiac arrhythmias?
Coffee —”because of the caffeine which it holds,” described Dr. Henry Elsner in a 1911 review article in the journal of Hypertension and Arteriosclerosis — causes“increased rapidity of the heart’s action. It makes the heart irritable, it increases the power of the heart’s contractions, it places an extra load upon the kidneys, increasing the […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/larry-istrail" rel="tag" > Larry Istrail, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Cardiology Source Type: blogs
How to Manage Stress and Anxiety Over Holiday Break with the Kids
It’s that time of year again. Your child is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the holiday break. They can’t wait to be home from school, have freedom in their schedule, and are super excited about the upcoming holidays. However, while they are so excited about it, it might be causing you a lot of stress and anxiety. And, their excitement can quickly disappear as they deal with this right alongside of you.
Remember that this can be a stressful time for children as well.
It’s easy to think that holiday stress only affects adults, but that’s not true. There are many children that experience stress ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julie K. Jones, Ph.D., LPC Tags: Anxiety and Panic Children and Teens Holiday Coping Mindfulness Parenting Stress Christmas break Holiday Stress School holiday Worry Source Type: blogs
